Eddie Rickenbacker
✓ Source-basedrisingUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1890-1973)
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. He was also a racing driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines.
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Rickenbacker's childhood home
Rickenbacker at the 1915 American Grand Prize at San Francisco
Rickenbacker (second from right, White #5) lined up to start second in the 1916 Indianapolis 500
Rickenbacker's uniform on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Rickenbacker with airplane
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, United States Army Air Service, c. 1919
Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, commander of the U.S. First Army, decorating Captain Eddie Rickenbacker with the DSC at Remicourt, Marne, France, November 10, 1918.Awards 6
Connected to Eddie 6
Cordell HullAlso won Medal for Merit
Thomas P. StaffordAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
W. Edwards DemingAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami
Martha NussbaumAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami
Igor SikorskyAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
Al JolsonAlso won Medal for MeritAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1973 · aged 82
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26 languages
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